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  RE: https://www.main-vision.com/richard/blog/a-twenty-five-hour-investment-for-a-book-club/ I think it's better to choose shorter books for book club discussions, given the limited time available for discussion.

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  RE: https://mastodon.online/@9to5Mac/116567740131374080 So when he said "I love football" it wasn't an act.

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  On Extroverts and the Stifled Online Conversation https://richard.azia.info/posts/2026-04-27-on-extroverts-and-the-stifled-online-conversation/

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  A Ride to Morges and Back to See Tulips https://richard.azia.info/posts/2026-04-28-a-ride-to-morges-and-back-to-see-tulips/

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  https://share.google/FgGWhScQ7cvOF5AGE slower machines will suffer.

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  On Assessing a Whatsapp Community Correctly https://richard.azia.info/posts/2026-04-30-on-assessing-a-whatsapp-community-correctly/

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  Navigating with the Garmin Instinct 2 https://richard.azia.info/posts/2026-05-04-navigating-with-the-garmin-instinct-2/

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  The car I drive/drove has 63,000km. The bike I ride has around 39,000...

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  Creeping Utilitarianism on the Fediverse https://richard.azia.info/posts/2026-05-05-creeping-utilitarianism-on-the-fediverse/

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  The Subtle Transition to Strava https://richard.azia.info/posts/2026-05-06-the-subtle-transition-to-strava/

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  Staying Within the Optimal Form Range https://richard.azia.info/posts/2026-05-09-staying-within-the-optimal-form-range/

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@wearenew_public/116556651501930786 Back in my day we had web forums with 20-30 active users, and we had real conversations with real people. In the early days of Twitter those conversations continued and engagement, and conversations were the social lubricant. Now we look at metrics, because spending socialising isn't seen as having adequate ROI. Can you imagine the absurdity of today? Social media is dead for me, because what pleasure is there in quantifica...

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  The Fediverse Stats Paradox The more I use WordPress, and the more they change the UI, the more I want to dump it. These stats, instead of encouraging me to use wordpress, and the fediverse, encourage me to dump both. Blogging shouldn't be about metrics, it should be about the development of thoughts and ideas, and the occassional feedback. These stats turn blogging and writing into accounting. I don't want to see disengagement quantified. I want positive signals, and… http://w...

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  My favourite "algorithm" is dynamic, ongoing conversations. I want a forum atmosphere. I want to feel like this is a chat.